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India’s disappearing camels: How a law to save them is wiping them out

A herd of camels as the sun sets in the grassland in Pokhran, Rajasthan [Radheshyam Pemani Bishnoi/Al Jazeera]

Rajasthan, India – Jeetu Singh’s camel stands calm, munching the leaves of a Khejri tree in the Jaisalmer district of India’s desert state of Rajasthan.

Her calf occasionally suckles on her mother’s breasts. While the newborn is the latest addition to Singh’s herd, sadness is palpable on his face. His otherwise sparkling eyes have turned gloomy, gawping at the grazing camels.

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